Objective To develop a new methodology of prenatal sonography scoring to assess and dignose clubfoot.Methods Thirty-one fetuses suspected clubfoot(50 foots) and 62 normal fetuses(124 foots) were scanned with both 2D and 3D sonography,and were divided into normal feet group and clubfeet group.Our scoring system was made according to the Pirani-scoring for children,while considering the morphology of mid-foot and hind-foot of infants.The doctors would give final diagnosis for all fetuses after delivery or induced labor,and analyse the correlations among the abnormal signs,sonographic score and the clinical outcomes.Results The curve lat border,the medial crease,the empty heel and the post crease can be observed in the 3D reconstruction images.These four abnormal signs had close correlations with the clinical results.Conclusions The new prenatal clubfeet scoring system by 3D sonography is a promising methodology with clinical values.

Objective To evaluate prenatal sonograpic findings and clinical value in fetus with congenital portal-hepatic venous shunt.Methods The prenatal ultrasonographic characteristic of ten cases of congenital portal-hepatic venous shunt were analyzed and summarized.Results Three cases had portal vein-left hepatic venous shunt,two cases with portal vein-right hepatic venous shunt,two cases with situs inversus of left right portal vein,and three cases with multiple shunt among portal and hepatic veins.All the 10 cases with portal-hepatic venous shunt had common sonographic features,①Two-dimensional ultrasound revealed the distal hepatic veins.The hepatic vein and portal vein were both visualized on the same plane and connected by an anechoic area.②Vascular signal were noted inside the anechoic area.③Blood flow inside the anechoic area demonstrated by spectral Doppler was similar to that of the portal vein.Conclusions Prental ultrasonography is valuable in the diagnosis of fetal portal-hepatic venous shunt.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical value of color Doppler signal at the nasal lip in the diagnosis of fetal cleft palate. Methods: Twenty fetuses diagnosed with fetal cleft lip and cleft palate by targeted ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging were enrolled in this study. Color Doppler was used during each ultrasound scan. All prenatal diagnoses were confirmed either by postnatal follow-up or autopsy. The location and degree of cleft lip and palate was also recorded. During inspiration or swallowing color signal acrossed the defects at the fetal palate was indicated cleft palate, and no color signal acrossed the defects at the fetal palate was indicated without cleft palate. Two dimensional ultrasound combined with color Doppler was used to diagnose cleft lip and palate in midsagittal plane or paratsagittal plane, then compared with the results of post-natal evaluation or abortion, and the value of color signal at the nasal lip in the diagnosis of fetal cleft palate was analyzed. Results: Twenty cases of postpartum fetus (including post-natal evaluation or abortion ) confirmed 15 cases of cleft lip and palate, 5 cases of cleft lip (2 cases with upper alveolar cleft). For prenatal diagnosis, 5 cases of cleft lip and 15 cases of cleft lip and palate were diagnosed by two-dimensional ultrasound, of which 3 cases of cleft lip and palate were misdiagnosed as cleft lip, whereas 3 cases of cleft lip were misdiagnosed as cleft lip and palate with 2 cases combined with upper alveolar cleft. Two-dimensional ultrasound in the diagnosis of cleft lip and palate is consistent with postnatal results by additional evaluation of the color signal in nasolabial area in median sagittal section. In the cleft lip and cleft lip with the alveolar cleft fetuses, the color signal in nasolabial area was undetectable during fetal respiratory-like movement or swallowing by ultrasound.However, it was detectable in cleft lip and palate fetuses. A total of 3 cases of simple cleft lip and 17 cases of cleft lip and palate were detected by magnetic resonance imaging(MRI). In 2 cases of cleft lip and palate diagnosed by MRI, no blood flow signal was detected at the nasolabial area. Conclusions The connected color signal in nasolabial area assessed by color Doppler ultrasound during fetal respiratory-like movement or swallowing showed an promising value for prenatal diagnosis of cleft palate. Cleft palate could be ruled out if the connected color signal was undetectable in nasolabial area.

Objective To evaluate the clinical value of color Doppler signal at the nasal lip in the diagnosis of fetal cleft palate . Methods Twenty fetuses diagnosed with fetal cleft lip and cleft palate by targeted ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging were enrolled in this study . Color Doppler was used during each ultrasound scan . All prenatal diagnoses were confirmed either by postnatal follow‐up or autopsy . T he location and degree of cleft lip and palate was also recorded . During inspiration or swallowing color signal acrossed the defects at the fetal palate was indicated cleft palate ,and no color signal acrossed the defects at the fetal palate was indicated without cleft palate . T wo dimensional ultrasound combined with color Doppler was used to diagnose cleft lip and palate in midsagittal plane or paratsagittal plane ,then compared with the results of post‐natal evaluation or abortion ,and the value of color signal at the nasal lip in the diagnosis of fetal cleft palate was analyzed . Results Twenty cases of postpartum fetus ( including post‐natal evaluation or abortion ) confirmed 15 cases of cleft lip and palate ,5 cases of cleft lip ( 2 cases with upper alveolar cleft) . For prenatal diagnosis ,5 cases of cleft lip and 15 cases of cleft lip and palate were diagnosed by two‐dimensional ultrasound ,of which 3 cases of cleft lip and palate were misdiagnosed as cleft lip ,w hereas 3 cases of cleft lip were misdiagnosed as cleft lip and palate with 2 cases combined with upper alveolar cleft . T wo‐dimensional ultrasound in the diagnosis of cleft lip and palate is consistent with postnatal results by additional evaluation of the color signal in nasolabial area in median sagittal section . In the cleft lip and cleft lip with the alveolar cleft fetuses ,the color signal in nasolabial area was undetectable during fetal respiratory‐like movement or swallowing by ultrasound .However ,it was detectable in cleft lip and palate fetuses . A total of 3 cases of simple cleft lip and 17 cases of cleft lip and palate were detected by magnetic resonance imaging( M RI) . In 2 cases of cleft lip and palate diagnosed by M RI ,no blood flow signal was detected at the nasolabial area . Conclusions The connected color signal in nasolabial area assessed by color Doppler ultrasound during fetal respiratory‐like movement or swallowing showed an promising value for prenatal diagnosis of cleft palate . Cleft palate could be ruled out if the connected color signal was undetectable in nasolabial area .